Fans of Barbra Streisand – in fact anyone with even the slightest interest in the inimitable singer – will be in their element at this classy, superbly performed concert.

To Barbra, With Love premiered in Melbourne in April 2022, presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Live Nation to celebrate Streisand’s 80th birthday. Live Nation is now touring the show nationally, staging it with local orchestras.

Conducted by Vanessa Scammell, it stars four sensational singers: Caroline O’ Connor, Elise McCann, Katie Noonan and Ryan Gonzalez, with Georgina Hopson replacing Noonan in Sydney.

Georgina Hopson, Caroline O’Connor, Ryan Gonzalez and Elise McCann with Vanessa Scammell and Philharmonia Australia, Sydney, 2023. Photo © Peter Rubie

With 52 gold and 31 platinum albums to her name, Streisand is one of the best-selling female artists of all time. She is also an actor, director, producer and EGOT, having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. With a wide-ranging, 60-year career and hundreds of numbers to choose from, pinning down the program for To Barbra, With Love must have been a challenge, but Executive Producer Mark Sutcliffe and director Cameron Mitchell have done a fantastic...